zookeeper

[ zoo-kee-per ]

noun

1. a person who feeds and tends animals in a zoo.

Other Words From

• zookeeping noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of zookeeper¹

First recorded in 1920–25; zoo + keeper

Example Sentences

First, zookeepers convince the animal to lean against a mesh barrier.

From Popular-Science

So Schulz and his colleagues worked with zookeepers at Zoo Atlanta to take a peek.

From Science News

Valerie Schultz, 26, is a zookeeper at the National Zoo and spends her days tending to primates.

From Washington Post

Soon he will try fruit and softened biscuits, zookeepers said.

From Washington Post

Transmission was felt to have occurred from an asymptomatic but positive zookeeper “who was actively shedding virus,” according to the Agriculture Department.

From Fortune

When a tiger attacks a zookeeper, it is "making a noise like a locomotive."

From The Daily Beast

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